Innovation
Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months | TechCrunch
AI is getting expensive, and some companies are cutting back on usage in an attempt to moderate costs. That cohort includes Uber, which recently instituted internal usage caps as...
From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now? | TechCrunch
Some of the most consequential companies in tech history didn’t launch with a splashy fundraising announcement. They started with a pitch. Dropbox demoed to a room of skeptics. Cloudflare...
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy | TechCrunch
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: Bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities. Brockovich — who was...
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers | TechCrunch
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center capacity in France. The goal, the firm said, is...
Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google’s ad business | TechCrunch
A recent Indian court ruling against Google’s keyword advertising practices has gained fresh attention after founders said competitors have long used the system to siphon off customers and force...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida | TechCrunch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn mega-rocket just exploded during testing at a launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, according to live streams from NASASpaceFlight.com and SpaceFlight Now. Blue Origin later...
Oura unveils its Ring 5 with a thinner, lighter design starting at $399 | TechCrunch
Oura on Thursday unveiled the fifth generation of its popular smart ring, starting at $399. The Ring 5, which Oura describes as the world’s smallest smart ring, arrives just...
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today | TechCrunch
Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to compete...
This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots | TechCrunch
In the last few years, India’s online food delivery market has grown significantly, with both Zomato and Swiggy going public and the number of cloud kitchens increasing. Meanwhile, startups...
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work | TechCrunch
AI’s biggest champions have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, richly rewarding workers who harness it while displacing those...
Everyone is navigating AI security in real time — even Google | TechCrunch
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Francis de Souza, COO of Google Cloud, backstage at an event in Los Angeles. Amid the din around us, de...
SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India’s rooftop solar market draws major VC interest | TechCrunch
SolarSquare, an Indian rooftop solar startup that helps households and housing societies adopt solar power, is in advanced talks to raise fresh capital after securing India’s largest solar venture...
